1 Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences (ICES) , Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) , 8 Biomedical Grove, Neuros #07-01 , Singapore 138665 , Singapore.
A catalyst system comprising CoCl2/IAd·HBF4 enables the Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reaction of a broad range of aryl triflates and arylboronic esters that are activated by n-butyllithium.